Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-06-01
TmE SFAR eR RKTuIKRKM.
& PRKDBC-IoS THAT II WILL TLLUsxrSK
THE HKAvExs THIS YKAR.
rFpv, N. V~f9, pr.,,

Frona fks Heekfr Prsss.I
Tits year, il has been predicted, we
are 60 witness "a extraordinary Bieoe az
celestial fireworks, viz. the reappsarance
Of the Star Of Bethlehem" and since il
10 not impossible that the prediction. al
th0ueh foanded on sach meaQer data,
gill Be fulfilled. il NAV not be anwiss
30 prepare ourselves for the stars advsut
by iDqairiu9 where it will appear aud
shat u Will be like. TAe history Of this
star Is tsis: Ga the evening Of the IIth
Of November, 1872. the celebrated Dan
tsh astronomer. Tyeho Brahs, returning
home from bis laboratory, CHANGED 20
cast nis eyes heAvenwaEa to tie staFFv
vault and vas sstOntsked to observe 4
star near the zssite in Csssiopes, of a
ns9nitade never before seen. This new
star Tas without tail, vas not sur
rounded By nebalous eht and was uer
fectly like all other fKsd stars. with the
sxsaptlon that IL ecintiIlaied more
strongly than stars Of tue FIRST u,awui-
lode. When FIRST discovered its bright.
ness vas greater thsn that Of Vega, Sir
ius or Japiter, and was comparable oRIy
to that OF Venus when sne shines with
her greatest splsndoF. Its brillisacy
Wss. IN fact, so great that those gifted
With keen eyesiRht could percsiye il in
the dsytims sRd even 81 noon. In the
4 following Dses mbsr il had diminished
20 much in llsire that it RESENT led Ia
| piter. by February, 1572. /, hRd ba-
! come reduced in brilllsncy to an orai.
| mars star Of the iFst mAeaitade. Bv ths
/ foliowinR November. one year after H.
nrst appearance. II vas ONLY of the
fOurth magnitude, sBd its hsht csntin.
ued 10 fade, until in March, 1874. aftar
having been visible tor ssysntsen
months, IL was DO longer discernibIe n
the naked eve. This vas shirtv-ssvsr
years before the invention of The tell.
| scope In the year 945 and again In
l&64 brilliant star is corded 10 raw,
made ITS appearance Suddenly between
she consultations Of Cepheus ana Ca.
siopea, near the place where the naw
star appeared in 1872. These thres re-
nomena were net nunsgursliy cosueekaI
teeeteer oy Iyobo Brshs aud his cen
temporarles, and we're REGARDED "a re-.
appearances or fhs same star. Il was
furthermore saruissd that this star "a
10 other than the star OF the MsSi. and
THIS question vas WARMLY discusses
Il 1900 N@N 1aesA ~ H@AA& NAAaEHQ. IL Il
possibly, = belief IN tais identity whish
led 70 tie assignment to the star Of !
period OF SIS years- TIE actual inter
walls are Sla and 81 years. which wcult
give mean psEiad Of 3i3ss Years. Rai
II We rsckcn back from I575 ~ period,
OF sl5 years. ve are Sraasht 10 the YEA,
) b. G.. which Is Eesriy idsuticsi, a.
eordinR 10 revised chronology, With ~
year OF the birth OF Christ. Let rs wsti
for this star With becoming pAiieass
and ses What Ne shall see.
Nenas and Jupiter are ssiII rivals 20,
admission As evesing stars, though the
former sets cetoFs the latter rsseses b.
most eOnnandio2 position il tie hssv
eos Jupstsr u nos rapidly rstrazrzd
ine, IS may be observed hy Rosins from
night % night bis posifioa with rsssFd
% the star Spies SAt1rn also q an
evening star, bat be sets st an esrly
nsar. Urzn1s invisible to the naked
eve. . 81 aboat tee same iissan.s from
Splca. towards the vest. a. JupitsF Is
towards tbs sss.; Ssptzae. Mars and
MsFoary are neS too ne2r the szu 10 Be
visible.